WebMath: Survey

[Guillermo Alzuru]

Thanks to James, Paul L., Pam, and Paul S., 

I will process your responses carefully and will visit the recommended sites.
(This doesn't mean that I'm not accepting other's ideas and suggestions, on
the contrary, I'd love to get more)

Thanks again,

Guillermo

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Guillermo Alzuru
Web Instructional Development
University of Georgia 
Center for Continuing Education, #194D
Ph: (706)- 542-4476 / Fax: (706) 542-6720

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Strickland [mailto:P.M.Strickland at livjm.ac.uk] 
>Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:42 AM
>To: webmath at camel.math.ca
>Subject: Re: WebMath: Survey
>
>
>Dear Guillermo,
>    TREEFROG is a PC based system which allows students to 
>enter step-by-step solutions to equations; you can download a 
>free copy from
>
>http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/treefrog/treewin.htm
>
>I am working in conjunction with a German company, IQSYS, to 
>deliver the same functionality via the web. This will include 
>a formula editor, which you can find out about at
>
>http://www.iqsys.de/sites/beispiele/bsp_forms1.htm
>
>(assuming your German is better than mine! If not, I can take 
>you through it). If you are interested in collaborating in 
>this, please let me know,
>
>--
>
>
>         best wishes,
>
>Paul Strickland : Academic Recruitment Coordinator
>
>
>Room 737
>School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
>Liverpool John Moores University
>Byrom Street
>Liverpool L3 3AF
>
>tel: 0151-231-2274
>fax: 0151-207-4594
>
>Home page-
>http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/treefrog/index.htm
>Computer-aided assessment page- 
>http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/treefrog/treefrog.htm
>Chaos & Fractals Page http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/treefrog/cmsma304.htm
>
>
>Guillermo Alzuru wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> For years we (the Web Instructional Development department at 
>> University of
>> Georgia) have been creating equations using MATHTYPE to create the 
>> MATHML code, then WebEQ to create applets. But it was not 
>possible to 
>> truly test
>> students ability to solve math problems because they couldn't enter
>> equations, so all our tests were multiple choice, matching, 
>etc, where
>> you
>> actually provide the choices and all they had to do was pick the
>> answers.
>>
>> Recently WebCT included an equation editor which should 
>allow students 
>> to enter equations, which should be a great solution to this 
>problem, 
>> but we're
>> hesitant to use it until it doesn't get a lot better and 
>proves to work
>> well.
>>
>> I was wondering what other people at other institutions are doing to 
>> allow students to answer questions by entering equations and solving 
>> problems step
>> by step.
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> Guillermo
>>
>> ________________
>> Guillermo Alzuru
>> Web Instructional Development
>> University of Georgia
>> Center for Continuing Education, #194D
>> Ph: (706)- 542-4476 / Fax: (706) 542-6720
>>
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